When Dempsey fought Tunney
Subtitle: heroes, hokum, and storytelling in the Jazz Age
By: Bruce J. Evensen.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Dempsey, Jack, 1895-; Tunney, Gene, 1898-; Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography; Sports journalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Sportswriters -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Hero worship -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-209) and index.
Table of contents: title: Dempsey and the Doctor; title: Tex and Toledo; title: Tunney, Dempsey, sports writers, and readers; title: Hearst, the Colonel, Ochs, and the Captain : Four publishers bid for the fight; title: The Philadelphia fight; title: The comeback, the Chicago fight, and its aftermath.